If they could choose, where would domesticated crickets choose to be? Living outdoors in the midwest winters is not a good option for the common house cricket, especially ones there were born and raised to be used as live feed. But perhaps they still yearn for the pastoral grasslands and woodlands occupied by their wild relatives.
Mix media artist Amy Young's latest project, Holodeck for House Crickets, explores the possibility of creating a more comforting environment for crickets raised in climate controlled tanks. The enclosure provides an artificial landscape and provides a simulation of motion though it. Through the use of a computer and sensors, the crickets are able to interact with their projected environment by chirping. Each chirp advances the panoramic video footage of outdoor scenery.
Way cool Amy!
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